EP 2731505 B1 20180509 - ULTRASOUND IMAGING PROBE
Title (en)
ULTRASOUND IMAGING PROBE
Title (de)
SONDE FÜR ULTRASCHALLBILDGEBUNG
Title (fr)
SONDE D'IMAGERIE ULTRASONORE
Publication
Application
Priority
IB 2011001622 W 20110712
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2013008047A1] An elongate probe (204) including a probe head (214) with a transducer array (216), a shaft (210) and an articulating member (212). The articulating member is located between the probe head and the shaft. The articulating member is configured to articulate between a position in which the probe head extends along a longitudinal axis of the probe and at least one articulated position in which the probe head extends at a non-zero angle from the longitudinal axis of the probe. The probe further includes a stiffener (224) configured to controllably move from a retracted position to an extended position at which the stiffener inhibits articulation of the articulating member.
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP US)
A61B 1/00078 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 8/12 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 8/445 (2013.01 - EP US); G01S 7/52017 (2013.01 - US)
Citation (examination)
US 5231989 A 19930803 - MIDDLEMAN LEE M [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2013008047 A1 20130117; EP 2731505 A1 20140521; EP 2731505 B1 20180509; JP 2014520625 A 20140825; US 2014133269 A1 20140515; US 9897694 B2 20180220
DOCDB simple family (application)
IB 2011001622 W 20110712; EP 11755432 A 20110712; JP 2014519639 A 20110712; US 201114232034 A 20110712